Shell is Hell

Niger Delta pipe line fire.

Shell claim to play a key role in helping to meet the world’s growing energy demand in economically environmentally and socially responsible ways. The facts are that this couldn’t be further from the truth; everyday Shell ruthlessly pursue maximising profits with little concern for the environment or the communities they operate in.

Recently it was announced at the United Nations investors’ summit that global investment in clean energy reached a new high of £169 billion. As a supposed leading energy company one would expect Shell to contribute considerably to this figure. But you would be wrong, Shell in fact have dropped their investment in most renewable energy sources, with the environmentally damaging Biofuels being the only ‘renewable’ they are investing in.

Furthermore a new rush for the Arctic has started. Shell, BP, Exxon, Gazprom, Rosneft and others are looking to profit from the disappearing ice. They want to open up a new oil frontier to get at a potential 90 billion barrels of oil. That’s a lot of money to them, but it’s only three years’ worth of oil to the world. Previously classified government documents say dealing with oil spills in the freezing waters is “almost impossible” and inevitable mistakes would shatter the fragile Arctic environment. We're supporting the Greenpeace campaign to save the Arctic, with just an email you can help make a difference.

Choose a tweet from below and give Shell hell.

@Declare the Arctic off limits to oil drilling, industrial fishing and conflict. #savethearctic

@Shell why do you shun renewables such as solar, wind and hydro in favour of environmentally destructive Biofuels? #shellishell

@Shell how can you claim to be environmentally responsible when you cause oil spills every day in the Niger Delta? #shellishell

@Shell your advertising says “every drop counts” – will you clean up every drop of the 13 million barrels of oil you’ve spilled in the Niger Delta? #shellishell